The Trachichthyiformes /træˈkɪkθi.ɪfɔːrmz/ are an order of ray-finned fishes in the superorder Acanthopterygii.

Trachichthyiformes
Temporal range: Cenomanian–present
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Acanthopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Moore, 1993[1]
Families

Fossils of this group date back to the Cenomanian.[2][3]

Phylogeny

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A recent phylogeny based on the work of Betancur-Rodriguez et al. 2017 shows Trachichthyiformes as a sister group of Beryciformes in the clade Berycimorpha.[4]

Acanthopterygii
Berycimorpha
Holocentrimorpha
Percomorpha

(many orders and families)

References

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  1. ^ The phylogeny and evolution of the Trachichthyiformes (Teleostei: Percomorpha), with comments on the intrarelationships of the Acanthomorpha. JA Moore, 1993
  2. ^ Alvarado-Ortega, Jesús; Than-Marchese, Bruno Andrés (2013). "The first record of a North American Cenomanian Trachichthyidae fish (Acanthomorpha, Acanthopterygii), Pepemkay maya, gen. et sp. nov., from El Chango Quarry (Sierra Madre Formation), Chiapas, Mexico". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (1): 48–57. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.712585. ISSN 0272-4634.
  3. ^ Otero, Olga; Dutour, Yves; Gayet, Mireille (1995-01-01). "Hgulichthys, nouveau genre de Lissoberycinae (Trachichthyiformes, Trachichthyoidea) du Cénomanien inférieur marin de Hgula (Liban). Implications phylogénétiques". Geobios. 28 (6): 711–717. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(95)80065-4. ISSN 0016-6995.
  4. ^ Betancur-Rodriguez, R.; Wiley, E.O.; Arratia, Gloria; Acero, A.; Bailly, N.; Miya, M.; Lecointre, G.; Ortí, G. (2017). "Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes – Version 4". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17 (162). BioMed Central. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3. PMC 5501477. PMID 28683774.
  • Hgulichthys, nouveau genre de Lissoberycinae (Trachichthyiformes, Trachichthyoidea) du Cénomanien inférieur marin de Hgula (Liban). Implications ... O Otero, Y Dutour, M Gayet, Geobios, 1995